Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-08-11
Thieying at Waterloo.

especially at Burton, have had prop
erty stolen from their premises. The
10th of last February burglars entered
the dwelling OF Miss Ellen B. Chaffee
on Sunday evening while sho was at
church and stole about S25 in money
besides burning number of her private
papers. Later on they forced the lock
on her spring house door and carried
away firkin of butter, worth probab-
ly Sc to s. About Christmas time
John Swartz had two sacks of smoked
meat stolen. In the spring largo
number of smoked hams and shoulders
were stolen from John Yager. Last
November 40 pounds of picked pork
disappeared from the premises Of Chas
Wamsey. In the tall Mr.. Dahwes
lost 200 pounds of flour. This spring
two sacks of -four and sack of hams
were stolen from Mr.. Elwell Mr.. Zeb.
Chandler bought goat skin robe,
worth about s., that has since turned
out tohaye been stolen and which is
now in the possession of Justice Bald
win.
This is but partial list Of the ar
ticles that have been stolen. Chickens,
grain, fruit, and other farm products
vanished like the poetical Arab and
were never heard Of more. Burglary
and theft sped on the wings of night
and gobbled up the fat of the land from
the smiling farms OF Woodworking
community.
At last the people grew tired of hav-
ing the profits of their labor go 10 feed
those who are too lazy to work, and
about six weeks ago the citizens Of
Waterloo hired detective Charles
Bennett, Of this city, to hunt the ras-
Gals down.
The first man Charley brought was
Anthony Oglesby, and he is now con
fined in the county jail for the theft of Il
door from Geo. S. Johnson, the par
ticulars of which were given in last
weeks HERALD. Since then he has
"spottedh five men who appear to
have acted in concert in the burglaries
mentioned at the head of this article,
and who have gained the appelation
III public gossip Of the Waterloo
gang"
The gang IS composed Of: Frank
Swarlz, who was arrested few days
ago, charged with barglarlzng Miss
Chaffee's house. Swartz has wife.
He came before Justice Baldwin and
was released under 5000 bonds to APP
pear at some future time when wanted
Aaron Chase was arrested and
brought in Saturday night. He has
wife and one child He appeared be-
fore Justice Baldwin Monday, pleaded
guilty to stealing Miss Chaifeo's but
ter, and failing to procure $500 bonds
is confined in the county jail
Jim KilbY is considered By Bennett
to be the leader Of the gang. He has a
wife and four children. Bennett,
armed with warrant and accompanied
by his son Phil, made an intellectual
attempt to arrest Kuby last Friday
night. Kilby and his wife were com
ing from Potosi with a mule team.
Bennett was expecting them, and in
Linn Hollow, four miles south of Bur-
ton, he came upon them Charley
came intothe road some distance be-
hind them aud Pail Bennett, who car
ried shotgun ran around to head
them off Kilby saw the situation,
jumped from the wagon and ran up
the side Of hill that was clear of under
brush. Phil was close TO the wagon
and Charley who was making desper-
ate efforts to get there, called out to
Phil to shoot Phil shot without hes
itation and the escaping man stumbled |
forward, but picked himself up and
made good his escape. Charley Ben
nett says he was not expecting him to
run, as Kilby has the reputation of be-
ing a fighting man and he expected to
have to get the drop on Kilby. Char
ley says he viii bring him sure in few
days.
James Greenwood il said to belong
to the gsng. He has wife and three
or four children. There is a warrant
ont for his arrest and he is charged !
with completely in the burglaries.
William Robertson also has war
rant lowering along his trail, He has
a wife aud three children. He is ac-
cused Of feasting on meat that lie had
no hand inraising, fattening nor killing
and which his money did not buy.
Not less than nine burglaries-all |
penitentiary offenses-are charged to
these men.
Illustrative Of peoples faulty imagin-
alton is little incident that occurred |
Friday night After falling to arrest |
Klby, Charley Bennett went to Cass-
vile to arrest Chase, and his son Phil
went to Swartz's, two miles from Kill
by's and staid there over night The
next morning Charley came back with
Chase and picking up Pail they drove
to Kilby's house. Kilby's boy, bright
lad OF some nine summers, said to them
I'VE was onto you fellows last night.
We saw you out there BY the stacks
watching all night 50 that my pa
couldn't come home. o, we was onto
you" The evening before the same
lad said 10 Phil bennett: "You ain't
no sheriff you didn't have no right TO
shoot my pa"
AS we 90 TO press, Anthony Oglesby
is having an examination before Justice
Baldwin at the court house.
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